The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-07
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SPEAKING OUT.
Even from Far Oregon Comes
a Hot Protest Against
Imperialism.
A RESIGNATION REQUESTED.
No "Leader" Must Be Permitted to
Stab the Labor Party in
the Back.
SPEAKING OUT.
A RESIGNATION REQUESTED.
Ordered Published in the Enquirer.

Ordered Published in the Enquirer.
Whereas, L. A. S138 K. of L. has had its
attention called to the recent public utter
ances of G. NJ. W. Powderly in which he
congratulates the workers on the defeat
of the Labor Party in Chicago, thereby
lending the support of his official position
to the misstatements of o venal press
which has industriously represented that
the Labor vote in Chicago had fallen of
through general disgust at the Socinlistic
tendencies of the party, although as a
matter of fact it showed an increase Of
6,269 over that of last fall, the vote of the
Chicago Labor Party being then only
1890 as against 28,579 on the 9th inst;
and
Whereas, The G. NJ. W. knows we'll that
this means far greater victory than the
mere gain of 6,269 votes, inasmuch as the
23,679 who voted on the 9th inst. voted
knowingly for the overthrow Of the com
petitive system, the issue being, for the
first time in American politics, put in
plain and absolutely unmistakable terms,
and
Whereas, An attempt has again been
made to lead the people astray by repfe-
senting that the Labor Party (though it
bases all its teachings on the Declaration
of Independence is endeavoring to over
throw the American flag, because some of
our members also reverence the red flag,
as .emblematical of the life-blood which
flows alike in the veins of workers of every
nationality, and knits them in the bonds
of common brotherhood, and
Whereas, this antiquated attempt to
divi our forces by playing upon old race
antipathies, though regarded by all con-
scientious men as an objectionable crime,
has nevertheless| commended itself to the
piOus Catholic spirit of Bro. Powderly,
who has not hesitated to desecrate our
country's flag by waving it in the cause of
KnOw-Nothingism, and to plant himself
squarely on the side of the capitalists who
are laboring to build up what they call an
American party" hoping to discredit as
foreign" those liberal ideas that the
struggles of the oppressed in Europe
are giving birth to, which, like all great
ideas are rapidly becoming the heritage
of the whole world, and
Whereas, This Assembly, having care
fully watched the course of the G. M. W.,
mas long since recognized that he has
proved false to the noble principles of
liberty, and equality of opportunity for
all of which he SO assiduously professed
during the years that he was member of
the Socialistic Labor Party, and
Whereas, He has now given, in the opin
ion of this Assembly, final proof that he
is using his official position to hinder the
march of the workers ON that journey, the
goal of which is the final extinction of
slavery, by placing all the sources of pro-
duction equally and unreservedly at the
disposition of all workers, regardless of
nationality.
Resolved, That, in the first place, we
congratulate our brother workers in Chi
cago on having forced the g. M.W. at
1 last to show his hand, and thereby disillu
sionize those who have been hitherto
blinded by admiration for name and
Office; and that, in the second place, we
urge them, and all other true knights to
follow up the good work by taking such
steps as shall result in the summary de-
position of one who has been false to the
trust reposed in him by over million or
ganized workers, who elected him to Office
believing him to be tho uncompromislng
foe Of that capitalishc monopoly which
is to-day finding in him one of its most
powerful aHies. E. GIRARD, NJ. W.
[sKAI. | RICHARD HARPER, Rs
A Future Granted to Few Mo-.
The Boston Herald.
| bundred vears hence John SwiutOns